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Murdoch Hill Tilbury Chardonnay 2022

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Murdoch Hill Tilbury Chardonnay 2022
Producer Murdoch Hill
Region, Country Adelaide Hills, Australia
Bottle Size 750ml
Case Size 6
Product Code 21862-750

Fruit for the 2022 Tilbury was sourced from the Lenswood Vineyard (80%) with the balance coming from the usual Piccadilly and Lobethal growers that have previously contributed to this wine. The style of the fruit from the Lenswood site is more open and generous, providing a beautiful contrast to the linear and tight nature of the Piccadilly and Lobethal material. Its fruit is from own-rooted I10v1 clone vines planted in 1989 and Bernard 76 and 95 clones planted in the early 2000s. The Lobethal site is close to 500m of elevation and has soils that are loaded with ironstone, contributing fruit with a classic flinty expression and powerful drive. The Piccadilly soils are varied, with sandstone, sandy loam and ironstone.

The fruit was hand-harvested and whole-bunch pressed into French puncheons, barriques and some Stockinger vessels for fermentation (about 40% new wood this year). The wine went through full malolactic conversion and had some light lees stirring over eight months' maturation.

The Lenswood stamp is clear as day; open, generous and powerful fruit flavours are bridled by a muscular frame, precise acidities, compact structure and some bold length. It’s a wine of energy with just the right amount of reduction, complexity and plenty of malo generosity to keep you tethered to the glass. An exciting new chapter indeed!

Murdoch Hill Tilbury Chardonnay 2022

Reviews

"Supple, flowing and gentle expression here. Woody spices, cinnamon over lime and ripe apple, some green melon, lime. Quite a bit of flint and warm slate minerality in the wine. Concentrated, but also finishes mighty fresh and tense, with a trickle of briny minerality. Quite a bit of seasoning here, and needs some time to settle in, but you can see the DNA of a fine wine to emerge."
93+ points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
"This is exceptional chardonnay, baring a gloss of quince, white peach and nougat amidst the citric, chalky freshness, verbena lift and pungency that marks the long, detailed finish. There is a severity to this, as with many wines at this stable. It simply needs the toning hand of time. That will happen with patience. Best after 2025."
95 points, Ned Goodwin MW, jamessuckling.com
“Bright, light yellow hue with a smoky toasty bouquet that evokes smart oak and a little reduction. The palate is delicate, refined, understated and quite intense, with a clean dry and appetising follow-thorough. Good focus and room to grow with a little more time in bottle.”
93 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review
“I'm not sure the front label's disclosure of 'made by hand' helps the assessment of the wine, but there you go. It has a (pleasantly) funky bouquet before the stone fruit/pear/melon flavour trifecta has the last say.”
95 points, James Halliday, The Wine Companion

Reviews

"Supple, flowing and gentle expression here. Woody spices, cinnamon over lime and ripe apple, some green melon, lime. Quite a bit of flint and warm slate minerality in the wine. Concentrated, but also finishes mighty fresh and tense, with a trickle of briny minerality. Quite a bit of seasoning here, and needs some time to settle in, but you can see the DNA of a fine wine to emerge."
93+ points, Mike Bennie, The Wine Front
"This is exceptional chardonnay, baring a gloss of quince, white peach and nougat amidst the citric, chalky freshness, verbena lift and pungency that marks the long, detailed finish. There is a severity to this, as with many wines at this stable. It simply needs the toning hand of time. That will happen with patience. Best after 2025."
95 points, Ned Goodwin MW, jamessuckling.com
“Bright, light yellow hue with a smoky toasty bouquet that evokes smart oak and a little reduction. The palate is delicate, refined, understated and quite intense, with a clean dry and appetising follow-thorough. Good focus and room to grow with a little more time in bottle.”
93 points, Huon Hooke, The Real Review
“I'm not sure the front label's disclosure of 'made by hand' helps the assessment of the wine, but there you go. It has a (pleasantly) funky bouquet before the stone fruit/pear/melon flavour trifecta has the last say.”
95 points, James Halliday, The Wine Companion

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